Legal Opinion
People v. Scott
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 7, 1988PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Broomer, J.), rendered December 19, 1984, convicting him of robbery in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
During the course of his summation, the prosecutor stated, "I am going to ask you to return to the jury room and return a verdict that is consistent with uncontradicted evidence in this case”. This statement was improper, since it constituted a reference to the defendant’s failure to testify (see, People v Allen, 127 AD2d 840, 841, lv denied 69 NY2d…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. DawsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Vlachos v. New York City Loft BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. AllenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
3Cited by8 opinions
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- People v. BryantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. BreenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- People v. JenningsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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